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Mel Gibson To Take A Summer Vacation Mel Gibson has set up his next starring vehicle, which reassembles the key members of his "Apocalypto" team. Gibson will topline the action drama "How I Spent My Summer Vacation," based on a screenplay he penned. News surfaced a few days after Gibson committed to directing Leonardo DiCaprio in a pic about Viking culture . "Summer Vacation" centers on a career criminal who gets caught by Mexican authorities and is sent to a drug- and crime-filled prison, where he learns how to survive with the help of a 9-year-old boy. Gibson has written only two other screenplays in his career: "Apocalypto" and "The Passion of the Christ," both of which he directed. Though "Summer Vacation" would seem a natural fit for Gibson to helm, he is passing the torch to his protege Adrian Grunberg, who was first a.d. on "Apocalypto." Stacy Perskie, who was second a.d. on the Mayan thriller, will produce &q

Frank Miller's Gearing Up For Prequel To "300" Hidden in the article from the La Times I found some juicy news about the prequel to the film "300" The Zack Snyder film, the highest-grossing March release ever, was based on Frank Miller’s graphic novel about King Leonidas and his doomed army of Spartans; Miller is preparing a follow-up now titled “Xerxes,” which begins about 10 years before the events of “300,” and Snyder has expressed interest in it as a film property as well. “It’s the battle of Marathon through my lens,” Miller said Wednesday. “I’ve finished the plot and I’m getting started on the artwork.” Miller said he is not surprised Greece is resurgent in Hollywood. “Every generation returns to ancient Greece because, well, the stories are so damn good,” said the artist, who also directed last year’s “The Spirit.” Miller said that during his research trips to Greece he realized that the myth and history overlap begins to blur, which adds to the storytel

Sam Worthington As Captain America? First off I know that he is from Australia and not America, How dare I suggest him for the role of an American hero. I could care less where he is from. I for one wouldn't mind seeing him play the Iconic Role Steve Rogers (Captain America) I am a huge fan of the Captain America comic books and have become a huge fan of Sam Worthington. When I first saw him in "Rogue " Yes it was a Bad movie, well really bad but I thought he did a great job in the film for what is was worth. Then next came Terminator-Salvation, which he as the best part of the film. Cameron's sci-fi epic movie, he was wearing a very nice stylized T-shirt featuring Marvel superhero Captain America on it. The very act of wearing that shirt sparked rumors that he was angling for the role of Steve Rogers in The First Avenger: Captain America, one of the films Marvel is producing leading up to an Avengers movie. Worthington laughed when asked about it. "I know, the b

Sundance Equipped For Kristen Stewart Mania ? Looks like she will be taking over Park City,Utah In 2010. And is Sundance ready for it? She will be having two of her films screening at the annual event this year. The first film look really interesting and has got me wanting to know more about the film. The film is called Welcome to the Rileys . Trauma transforms us. Years after their teenage daughter’s death, Lois and Doug Riley, an upstanding Indiana couple, are frozen by estranging grief. She isolates herself in their immaculate suburban home. He philanders with a local waitress, anesthetizing pain with easy passion. When he loses his mistress to cancer, Doug, beset by further heartache, escapes to New Orleans on a business trip. Compelled by urgencies he doesn’t understand, he insinuates himself into the life of an underage hooker, becoming her platonic guardian. Meanwhile, Lois summons all of her remaining force to overcome agoraphobia and venture south to reclaim her marriage. Exac

"The Runaways." Have Found A Home. Twilight Girls Reunite For Another Film The biographical story of the friendship between Joan Jett and Cherie Currie, who went on to form the groundbreaking all-girl rock band the Runaways in the '70s, the indie film stars Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning as the band's teenage guitarist and singer, respectively. The fact that both actors star in the super-successful "Twilight" franchise likely played a part in the film's appeal. Bob Berney and Bill Pohlad's Apparition has picked up U.S. distribution rights to Floria Sigismondi's "The Runaways." The acquisition has taken place more than a month ahead of the film's planned world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in late January. Apparition plans to release the film March 19. Sigismondi based her screenplay on the book "Neon Angel: the Cherie Currie Story" by Currie. "Floria has crafted a beautiful story of Joan and Cherie's

Kevin Smith Film Gets A Title Change Two cops have to rescue a beautiful Mexican woman, fight off gangsters and get their hands on a valuable stolen baseball card. It was known that Kevin Smith’s new film was getting a title change. It was announced that the first trailer would run with Sherlock Holmes. So it looks like the new title is Cop Out. Not nearly as cool as A Couple of Dicks but it works – and is a helluva a lot better than A Couple of Cops. The trailer is looking to be premiering in front of Sherlock Holmes. As if to solidify the name - which, let's face it, could still be a code, though all the other titles listed as having trailers are real - Smith gave this less-than cryptic response to a recent tweet sent by a follower: "They're not going with A Couple Of Dicks? That's such a cop-out" Hm. Has a nice ring to it... Please Leave A Comment- Source- Filmstage

Del Toro Updates Hobbit Info The highly decorated director writes: So, now that PJ’s Lovely Bones tour is almost over, I thought it wise- seeing how some can whip up into a frenzy- to drop by and chat a bit. A) About ONLY 3 actors returning: I think the emphasis on “only” is what slant the news the wrong way. I cannot imagine Gollum being played by anyone but Andy and in the second script there is still much in discussion to lock everything for now. Both PJ and I chime in on things “as they are at the moment” and, of course, things change. I, for one, understand where Peter’s coming from since 30% of my STRAIN tour questions, HELLBOY II, ORPHANAGE promotion questions, etc, etc where about the Hobbit. At different time we have been closer in locking on a piece of casting or hoping to get a script delivered, etc and things simply changed as we went along. So, don’t etch this in stone or anything we both have said in the past, in stone since we communicate what we can when the window of e

Leonardo DiCaprio To Be A Viking For Mel Gibson Mel Gibson will direct and Leonardo DiCaprio will star in an untitled period drama set in the world of Viking culture. William Monahan is writing the script. Graham King will produce with Gibson and Tim Headington in a co-production between King’s GK Films and Gibson’s Icon Productions. Shooting is expected to begin fall, 2010, meaning that if everything falls into place, it would be the next directing effort for Gibson. The principals confirmed the project but would not divulge many details. DiCaprio, who has long been fascinated by Viking culture, will play one in a storyline that will be as unsparing as Gibson’s other period directing efforts “Braveheart,” “The Passion of the Christ” and “Apocalypto.” The Viking film will be DiCaprio’s first picture with Gibson. “This will be an awe-inspiring story, created with some of the industry’s finest cinematic talent and I am just over the moon to be making this film with Mel, Leo and Bill,” Ki